The Arrows of the Lord

UV 4305/10000 The Arrows of the Lord Your arrows are sharp; The people (nations) fall under you; Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies. Psalm 45 v 5 God’s word is like a sharp arrow and can penetrate even a stony heart, to turn it into a soft, sensitive one of flesh and blood. The Lord Jesus is the only true king who rules the nations with truth, humility and righteousness. When we bow to Him, acknowledging Him as King of our lives, He sends arrows into the hearts of leaders and people following them in all nations. Our prayers direct the arrows to the hearts of different people in all nations. The mythical Cupid’s arrows pierce hearts of humans to fill them with romantic love while the arrows of the Lord cause people to love God and man with agape or unconditional love. When we allow the Lord to bend and shape our lives and careers, He uses us as His bows to fire His arrows into the hearts of people we relate to. Our responsibility is to surrender to His will and He chooses the targets to be fired at. The enemies of the King refers to satan and his agents, the fallen angels, the demonic spirits that plague mankind. These forces fire the fiery darts of the enemy into the minds of human beings to cause sorrow, loss, death and destruction. The results are the mishaps, tragedies, crimes, wars that result from the negative influence of these nefarious forces on humanity. In contrast, the arrows of the Lord are life-giving, life- changing, empowering, enabling and enhancing. These arrows never miss or fall short of their targets. The word of the Lord which the metaphor of arrows represent has a powerful, transformative effect on us. Instead of resisting it, we should welcome, cherish and relish the word and its influence in our lives. The word penetrates like a sharp arrow the layers of insincerity and hypocrisy that cover our hearts and makes our hearts sensitive to the Lord and the Holy Spirit. It plants the seed of faith, hope and love deep in our hearts that will grow and bear much fruit in all seasons of our lives.